FAA closes DFW to most noncommercial air traffic | JQJO

Facing controller shortages during the federal shutdown, the FAA on Monday closed Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to most non-commercial air traffic until 6 p.m., limiting operations to DFW-based aircraft and emergency, medical, law enforcement, firefighting, or military missions. Controllers, unpaid for over a month and working overtime, have called in sick to take second jobs. Similar closures are in effect in Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare and Los Angeles. The move comes alongside FAA-ordered cuts that will trim traffic by 10% at 40 busy airports by Thursday, including DFW and Dallas Love Field.